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<p><em>By: Richard Mahapatra, Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava, Sumana Narayanan, Aparna Pallavi<br />
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<p>Two tribal villages in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra&mdash;Mendha Lekha and Marda&mdash; savoured victory when they won community rights over their forest resources in August last year. The rights conferred under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 include the right to collect and sell minor forest produce (MFP). These include tendu leaves used in beedis, and bamboo that have high commercial value and were under the forest department&rsquo;s control. Winning the right to manage these resources meant economic liberation to the two villages.</p>
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